David M. Simpson

31.9k citations

400 papers · 17.1k · 4 hit papers · h-index 70

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Virology top 0.05%
- HIV Research and Treatment
Neurology top 0.05%
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders

Papers in

Neurology 153
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders 97
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances 30
- Neurological disorders and treatments 24
Virology 87
- HIV Research and Treatment 87

Co-authors: David B. Clifford (51 shared papers)Justin C. McArthur (47 shared papers)Susan Morgello (49 shared papers)Russell Ross (2 shared papers)Craig E. Metroka (1 shared paper)Surl L. Nielsen (1 shared paper)William D. Snider (1 shared paper)Jerome B. Posner (1 shared paper)
Journals: Neurology (37 papers)Muscle & Nerve (17 papers)Journal of NeuroVirology (13 papers)AIDS (12 papers)Physiological Measurement (11 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Brazil

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David M. Simpson

374 papers receiving 16.3k citations

David M. Simpson's Hit Papers

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Practice guideline update summary: Botulinum neurotoxin for the treatment of blepharospasm, cervical dystonia, adult spasticity, and headache [RETIRED] 2016 · 436 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2016 Neurology
2016 Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
2010 The Lancet Neurology
1983 Annals of Neurology

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1	Neurological complications of acquired immune deficiency syndrome: Analysis of 50 patients Annals of Neurology ·William D. Snider, David M. Simpson, Surl L. Nielsen, Warren M. Gold, Craig E. Metroka, Jerome B. Posner Hit paper breakdown →	1983	1049
2	Assessment: Botulinum neurotoxin for the treatment of movement disorders (an evidence-based review) [RETIRED] Neurology ·David M. Simpson, Andrew Blitzer, Allison Brashear, Cynthia Comella, Richard Dubinsky, Mark Hallett, Joseph Jankovic, Barbara Karp, Christy L. Ludlow, Janis M. Miyasaki, M. Naumann, Y. So	2008	474
3	Natalizumab-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in patients with multiple sclerosis: lessons from 28 cases The Lancet Neurology ·David B. Clifford, Andrea De Luca, David M. Simpson, Gabriele Arendt, Gavin Giovannoni, Avindra Nath Hit paper breakdown →	2010	461
4	Practice guideline update summary: Botulinum neurotoxin for the treatment of blepharospasm, cervical dystonia, adult spasticity, and headache [RETIRED] Neurology ·David M. Simpson, Mark Hallett, Eric Ashman, Cynthia Comella, Mark W. Green, Gary Gronseth, Melissa J. Armstrong, David Gloss, Sonja Potrebic, Joseph Jankovic, Barbara Karp, Markus Naumann, Yuen T. So, Stuart A. Yablon Hit paper breakdown →	2016	436
5	Transfer function analysis of dynamic cerebral autoregulation: A white paper from the International Cerebral Autoregulation Research Network Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism ·Jurgen A.H.R. Claassen, Aisha SS Meel-van den Abeelen, David M. Simpson, Ronney B. Panerai Hit paper breakdown →	2016	358
6	Botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of upper extremity spasticity Neurology ·David M. Simpson, David N. Alexander, C. F. O'Brien, Michele Tagliati, A. S. Aswad, John Mark S. de Leon, John Gibson, Julie Mordaunt, Edward P. Monaghan	1996	336
7	The neutrophilic leukocyte in wound repair Journal of Clinical Investigation ·David M. Simpson, Russell Ross	1972	323
8	Randomized controlled trial of IVIg in untreated chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy Neurology ·Jerry R. Mendell, Richard J. Barohn, Miriam Freimer, J. T. Kissel, Wendy King, Haikady N. Nagaraja, Richard Rice, W. W. Campbell, P. D. Donofrio, Charles E. Jackson, Rebecca Lewis, Michael E. Shy, David M. Simpson, Gareth Parry, Michael H. Rivner, Catherine A. Thornton, Mark B. Bromberg, Rup Tandan, Yadollah Harati, Maurizio Giuliani, (unknown)	2001	243
9	Failure of Cytarabine in Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy Associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection New England Journal of Medicine ·Colin D. Hall, Urania Dafni, David M. Simpson, David B. Clifford, Patricia E. Wetherill, Bruce A. Cohen, Justin McArthur, Harry Hollander, Constantin Yainnoutsos, Eugene O. Major, Linda Millar, Joseph Timpone	1998	229
10	Calculation of area of stabilometric signals using principal component analysis Physiological Measurement ·Líliam Fernandes de Oliveira, David M. Simpson, Jurandir Nadal	1996	216
11	Reduced intraepidermal nerve fiber density in HIV-associated sensory neuropathy Neurology ·Michael Polydefkis, Constantin T. Yiannoutsos, Bruce A. Cohen, Harry Hollander, Giovanni Schifitto, David B. Clifford, David M. Simpson, David Katzenstein, S. Shriver, P. Hauer, Amanda Brown, Anna‐Bettina Haidich, Lauren R. Moo, Justin C. McArthur	2002	216
12	Impact of Efavirenz on Neuropsychological Performance and Symptoms in HIV-Infected Individuals Annals of Internal Medicine ·David B. Clifford, Scott Evans, Yijun Yang, Edward P. Acosta, Karl Goodkin, Karen T. Tashima, David M. Simpson, David Dorfman, Heather J. Ribaudo, Roy M. Gulick, (unknown)	2005	216
13	Controlled trial of high-concentration capsaicin patch for treatment of painful HIV neuropathy Neurology ·David M. Simpson, Stephen Brown, Jeffrey Tobias	2008	214
14	A phase II trial of nerve growth factor for sensory neuropathy associated with HIV infection Neurology ·Justin C. McArthur, Constantin T. Yiannoutsos, David M. Simpson, Bruce T. Adornato, Elyse J. Singer, Harry Hollander, Christina M. Marra, Mark A. Rubin, Bruce A. Cohen, Thomas J. Tucker, Bradford Navia, Giovanni Schifitto, David Katzenstein, C. A. Rask, Lawrence Zaborski, Mary E. Smith, S. Shriver, Linda Millar, David B. Clifford	2000	206
15	Zidovudine treatment of the AIDS dementia complex: Results of a placebo‐controlled trial Annals of Neurology ·John J. Sidtis, Constantine Gatsonis, Richard W. Price, Elyse J. Singer, Ann C. Collier, Douglas D. Richman, Martin Hirsch, Frederick W. Schaerf, Margaret A. Fischl, Karl Kieburtz, David M. Simpson, Matthew Koch, Judith Feinberg, Urania Dafni	1993	201
16	Evidence-based review and assessment of botulinum neurotoxin for the treatment of movement disorders Toxicon ·Mark Hallett, Alberto Albanese, Dirk Dressler, Karen R. Segal, David M. Simpson, Daniel Truong, Joseph Jankovic	2013	199
17	Defining Neurocognitive Impairment in HIV: Deficit Scores Versus Clinical Ratings The Clinical Neuropsychologist ·Kaitlin Blackstone, David J. Moore, Donald Franklin, David B. Clifford, Ann C. Collier, Christina M. Marra, Benjamin B. Gelman, Justin C. McArthur, Susan Morgello, David M. Simpson, Ronald J. Ellis, J. H. Atkinson, Igor Grant, Robert K. Heaton	2012	187
18	A randomized trial of amitriptyline and mexiletine for painful neuropathy in HIV infection Neurology ·Karl Kieburtz, David M. Simpson, Constantin T. Yiannoutsos, Mitchell B. Max, Cara Hall, Ronald J. Ellis, Christina M. Marra, Robert R. McKendall, Elyse J. Singer, Grace Pan, David B. Clifford, Thomas J. Tucker, Bruce A. Cohen	1998	180
19	HAART improves prognosis in HIV-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy Neurology ·David B. Clifford, Constantin T. Yiannoutsos, Marcie A. Glicksman, David M. Simpson, Elyse J. Singer, Peter J. Piliero, Christina M. Marra, G. Francis, Justin C. McArthur, Kenneth L. Tyler, Alexandros Tselis, Hyslop Ne	1999	172
20	A placebo-controlled trial of lamotrigine for painful HIV-associated neuropathy Neurology ·David M. Simpson, Richard K. Olney, Justin C. McArthur, Amjad Khan, James Godbold, K. Ebel-Frommer, (unknown)	2000	167

About David M. Simpson

David M. Simpson is a scholar working on Neurology, Virology, Physiology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Infectious Diseases, having authored 400 papers that have together received 17.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (97 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (87 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (56 papers), HIV-related health complications and treatments (42 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (32 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (30 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (26 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (24 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Virology (4.2k citations), Neurology (5.8k citations), Emergency Medicine (2.0k citations), Infectious Diseases (2.9k citations) and Rehabilitation (1.0k citations). David M. Simpson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Brazil. Frequent co-authors include David B. Clifford, Justin C. McArthur, Susan Morgello, Russell Ross, Craig E. Metroka, Surl L. Nielsen, William D. Snider, Jerome B. Posner, Warren M. Gold and Christina M. Marra. Their work appears in journals such as Neurology, Muscle & Nerve, Journal of NeuroVirology, AIDS and Physiological Measurement.

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